Arichat W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Arichat W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,189. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2861230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.537°N, 61.111°W.
Population
In 1891, Arichat W-O had a population of 1,189: 581 male and 608 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,661 |
| 1881 | 1,586 |
| 1891 | 1,189 |
| 1901 | 1,045 |
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1921 | 1,061 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Arichat W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,189 total population, 608 females, 581 males, 396 married persons, 214 families, 199 married males, 197 married females, 81 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 712 single persons under 18, 365 single males under 18, 347 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,046 French Canadians, 143 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 214 houses, 214 houses built of wood, 214 houses of 1 story, 214 occupied houses, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 6 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,938 pounds of homemade butter, 3,995 acres of land in farms, 3,302 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,019 bushels of potatoes, 1,229 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,042 chickens, 693 acres of improved land in farms, 618 tons of hay, 598 acres of farmland under crops, 594 sheep, 514 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 429 acres of hay crops, 244 milk cows, 235 bushels of turnips, 219 occupants of farms, 213 farm occupants who own their land, 207 other cattle, 184 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 104 bushels of oats, 79 acres of farmland in pasture, 62 horses aged over 3 years, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 oxen, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 acres of potatoes, 14 geese, 12 ducks, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 other fowl, 5 acres of oats, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Dougald Robert Boyle | 1847–1914 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018003_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2861230
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Arichat,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arichat-Ouest
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Arichat W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/arichat-w-o-ns041015-1891/.